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Sunday 6 August 2017

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Majority believe State cannot prevent jihadi terrorist attack

The vast majority of people believe Ireland does not have the capacity to deal with a jihadi terror attack, a Sunday Independent/Kantar Millward Brown opinion poll has revealed.

Salute to women: ‘We are promoting health and fitness,’ says Brittany Mason

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'Body shaming of beauty pageant models is all down to jealousy'

The Irish may be generally more recognised for charm and a sparkling sense of humour than our exotic good looks, but Ireland's newest Miss Universe pageant boss, Brittany Mason, is about to change all that.

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Almost half of population do not believe 'waste watchdog' will do the job

Almost 50pc of the public believe Leo Varadkar's plan to introduce a watchdog for the waste industry will not be effective, a Sunday Independent/Kantar Millward Brown opinion poll has revealed.

Forensics examine where the body was found

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Gardai believe man stabbed 40 times was a Polish national

Gardai believe that a man who was found stabbed to death and dumped in a laneway in north Dublin was a Pole in his 30s who may have been living rough.

Tight Security: Heavily armed gardai were at the Aviva Stadium for yesterday’s pre-season friendly between Athletic Bilbao and Liverpool. Photo: Fergal Phillips

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Keeping watch on holiday weekend

Today is set to be among the busiest days in Dublin Airport's history as record numbers of travellers take to the skies over the course of a bumper bank holiday weekend.

Niamh McCann's 'Just Left of Copernicus' exhibition at the Visual Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow. Photo: Aisling McCoy

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Creative approach to putting a provincial town back on its feet

Think of Carlow and a few images come to my mind. One of the best inland golf courses in the country with that great view from the eighth tee.

A hand up: Ronan Scully of Gorta-Self Help Africa in Ethiopia. Photo: Andrew Downes

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When a food crisis is so bad that direct involvement is needed

As a past leader on Operation Transformation and a former football All-Ireland winning medallist with Offaly, I have become used to facing challenges.

Sing along: Elvis singing ‘Muss I Denn’ (‘Wooden Heart’) in the 1960 movie ‘GI Blues’.

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'My hero Elvis became my soul-saver, my spirit guide'

Picture this scene. It's 1961. You are a child watching GI Blues, starring someone you used to call Elvis Parsley and in whom you have no interest at all. He's beckoning to German kids at a puppet show, telling them to sing along with a song called Muss I Denn (Wooden Heart). Then suddenly, he seems to say, "That means, you too!"

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meets members of the PSNI and Garda representative of the Gay community as he arrives for a Gay Pride breakfast meeting at the Northern Whig bar in Belfast Credit: Peter Morrison/PA Wire

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Leo Varadkar: Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland 'only a matter of time'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it is "only a matter of time" before same-sex marriage is...

Travel delays have hit much of Europe this week

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'We can't get you onto another flight until Tuesday' - Couple delayed 44 hours after Belfast-London cancelled

An Irish couple who were delayed 44 hours when their Belfast to...

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Gardaí issue appeal for help locating missing Shane (24)

Gardaí have appealed for help locating a man missing since the early hours of Friday morning.

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The family: Eric Trump speaks at a rally for his father, US president Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images

'Criticism means we'll fight harder in 2020' - Eric Trump

It's a stifling hot summer's day in the West of Ireland and I'm travelling with Eric...

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Breaking Man (25) stabbed to death in early hours of morning

A 25-year-old man has been stabbed to death in Co Clare in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Richard and Judy Sowerby. Photo: Carlow Nationalist

Husband and wife married for 74 years died within two weeks of each other

A husband and wife who were married for...

Majority believe State cannot prevent jihadi terrorist attack

The vast majority of people believe Ireland...

Eoin Waters and members of the St Camillus Order in Ireland

Meet the young Irish man (24) who's leaving the hotel business - to join a Christian mission in Africa

A 24-year-old...

'Taken way too soon' - Tributes paid after husband of Dublin couple diagnosed with terminal cancer dies

Updated Two young men killed in separate road crashes

[TICON-A VIDEO] John Gilligan's €120k bungalow finally put up for sale by the CAB

[TICON-A VIDEO] Man stabbed 40 times and dumped in ditch identified by gardaí

Irish man appears in court charged with murdering 'caring, kind and selfless' wife in Wales

Man (40s) hospitalised with facial stab wounds after overnight attack

Politics

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks during a press conference at Queen's University in Belfast on his first visit to Northern Ireland: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Varadkar pulls no punches - but outlines options for a softer Brexit

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has laid out his "practical solutions" aimed...

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams Photo: Reuters

Adams insists he will lead Sinn Féin into election

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has insisted that he intends to lead the party into...

Hollywood actor Jack Reynor and his mother Tara

Mother of Hollywood star finds herself at centre of Sinn Féin plot twist

IN a small meeting room in a hotel close to the...

Varadkar rules out controversial proposal to tax sale of family homes after backlash

Taoiseach...

Majority believe State cannot prevent jihadi terrorist attack

'Body shaming of beauty pageant models is all down to jealousy'

Almost half of population do not believe 'waste watchdog' will do the job

Gardai believe man stabbed 40 times was a Polish national

Keeping watch on holiday weekend

Creative approach to putting a provincial town back on its feet

When a food crisis is so bad that direct involvement is needed

'My hero Elvis became my soul-saver, my spirit guide'

Leo Varadkar: Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland 'only a matter of time'

'We can't get you onto another flight until Tuesday' - Couple delayed 44 hours after Belfast-London cancelled

Gardaí issue appeal for help locating missing Shane (24)

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Breaking Man (25) stabbed to death in early hours of morning

Husband and wife married for 74 years died within two weeks of each other

Majority believe State cannot prevent jihadi terrorist attack

Meet the young Irish man (24) who's leaving the hotel business - to join a Christian mission in Africa

'Taken way too soon' - Tributes paid after husband of Dublin couple diagnosed with terminal cancer dies

Updated Two young men killed in separate road crashes

[TICON-A VIDEO] John Gilligan's €120k bungalow finally put up for sale by the CAB

[TICON-A VIDEO] Man stabbed 40 times and dumped in ditch identified by gardaí

Irish man appears in court charged with murdering 'caring, kind and selfless' wife in Wales

Man (40s) hospitalised with facial stab wounds after overnight attack

Politics

Varadkar pulls no punches - but outlines options for a softer Brexit

Adams insists he will lead Sinn Féin into election

Mother of Hollywood star finds herself at centre of Sinn Féin plot twist

Varadkar rules out controversial proposal to tax sale of family homes after backlash

Varadkar's Brexit remarks are 'unhelpful', says Foster

Councillors reject claims by Sinn Féin TD they set out to block gay marriage

Fianna Fáil gets tough amid fears it will be outflanked on Budget

Government will spend €3.4bn on water infrastructure... but it's not enough, Ó Broin

Mark Daly: Challenges ahead for those who seek a united Ireland free from any borders

Varadkar claims he has 'nobody to call in the North' ahead of meeting

Courts

New dad caught with stolen PlayStation wants 'fresh start'

Further charges due over alleged rape of teen

Martens-Corbett in line for €500,000 insurance payout after husband Jason's death

Man accused of raping Spanish student could face extra charges, court told

Friends accused of impersonating gardaí while holding man captive in car

Student got father's rifle after 200 people invaded 'free house'

Inquest opens into deaths of family killed in helicopter crash in Wales

Healthcare concerns derail extradition of drug suspect to Greece

Blood spatters put Martens standing above Corbett's body

'Doubt' over diplomat's quarry death

Health

Patient was given antiseptic to drink instead of water

Explainer: How the 'less than' symbol caused a nationwide HSE software glitch

Care workers hit out at roster changes that will see 'back-door pay cuts' and 'more assaults'

Any patients who may be affected by HSE software glitch 'will be contacted immediately'

'I'm broken-hearted' - Dad (70) in plea for help after taking protection order against adult son with mental health problems

Exclusive: 'Fairer Deal' for farmers blocked - warning on 'special' deal over nursing homes

Woman due to receive 'life-saving drug' for Hepatitis C told funding 'suspended' two days before treatment

Alzheimer's find will help personalised treatment

'The health service is a mess' - Father (44) dies after 'hour-long ambulance wait'

Boy (9) with cerebral palsy forced to travel across border for vital treatment after 'admin error' on HSE waiting list

Education

'I can't afford childcare elsewhere' - Dad forced to defer year of study as college closes créche

Mitchell O'Connor warned of 'unprecedented demand' for student accommodation

Increase in numbers at primary school could see pupils being taught in rugby bar in September

'I was amazed my son's uniform will cost €200' - Mum-of-two shocked by spiralling school costs

System playing catch up to continue putting pupils first

Autism diagnoses on rise as special needs education costs soar

23,000 students left without a place to stay as year begins

Colleges are criticised for having too few women in senior roles

'She hated sitting at a desk all day' - Irish mum on why she decided to home school her children

Principals deal with nine cases of bullying each term